Windows Workflow Foundation

Abstract

Windows Workflow Foundation (WF) was one of the key features of the .NET 3.0 release along with WPF and WCF. Unlike WPF and WCF, Workflow Foundation never seemed to quite get wholehearted support from developers; however, WF has remained viable. A major overhaul in .NET 4.0 saw considerable improvements to the designer and overall performance as well as integration with WCF. The .NET 4.5 release builds on the 4.0 release by adding further functionality to the designer as well as the addition of new features, which stem from developers’ feedback.